The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-13
sippi River, with the exception of the New
England States, is covered with snow.


The port of Baltimore is virtually closed
on account Of the ice, which is reported
five inches thick. and in many places
packed to thickness of more than one
foot.
The election for county officers in Au-
gusta, Ga, held on "Wednesday. resulted in
the choice of the administration candidates.
Charges OF bribery and other Improper
means ue freely made.
n Republican Legislative caucus of Penn.
Sylvanla nominated Mathew S. Quay, of
Philadelphia. to succeed Mitchell in the
United States Senate. This is equal TO an
election
The Delta Kappa Epsilon is in session in
Washington. in annual convention. There
arc 81 chapters in the fraternity, Of which
| ~. are represented in the convention by
about 100 delcgrtcS.
| Prof Joseph TasSo, the celebrated violin
| iS, died at his home in Covington, Ky,
yesterday, in the 85th year of his age He
| was the author Of that quaint melody,
'Arkansas Traveller"
| Laura Farlcy, Of st. Louis, was burned
| to death on Wednesday. She was assault
| cd by negro in her room and in trying to
escape from him she fell against red hot
stove, receiving fatal burns.
|
has not yet acted on the bill to appropriate
| T3OO,OO0 for the improvement Of Charles
ton harbor. Mr.. Willis the Chairman of
| the Committee, says he thinks $3.50, 600
would be liberal appropriation.
The boiler in a mill at Elwood, Indiana,
exploded recently, killing Engineer Del
l.yst and the miller Joseph Rcd The
houses were wrecked and the mill scat
| tered wide.
RidinOur was indicted recently at Win
| chester, Va, for the murder OF Broy, the
young man whose body was found mutt
lated and hidden under the leaves in a
| dense wood.
n gas explosion occurred ut Walkers
carriage factory, corner Of Wabash avenue
and Harrison street, Chicago, and seven
hrcmcn, III cXtinSuishing the flames, were
almost SulOcatcd.
Fire ut Dartmouth, n H., Monday night,
destroyed the Dartmouth Hotel, in which
il originated, and the greater part of the
business section of the town. Loss %l3O,.
COO, with very little insurance.
The Republican Legislative caucuS at
| Carson, Nevada, on Tuesday, selected VIM.
| VI. Stewart rs nominee for United States
| Senator. As the Legislature is Republican,
St"wnrt's election is assured.
In the North Carolina House of Repre-
ScntntivrS John Il. Webster, the nominee of
tn" Independent Democrats, was elected
| Speaker by Il vote of 80 to -. A Republi
can was cicctcd chief clerk The organiza,
! ti"n OF the Senate is Democratic.
| The hnrhor appropriation bill contains
III" following items for South Carulina:
! Charleston h%rbOr inruding Sullivan's
! i>IandI, $l5O, Uu0: Great Pctlrr river, f1O,.
Wm; Santrc river, $l0,O00; Waccamaw.
| $1,000.
The suit Of Rev. W. W. Downs against
| tn" Bowdnin Square Baptist Church, of
| Boston, Mass, tor arrcaragrs OF salaries
du" rs pastor, has been decided i'm the
| pIniniliS favor, but the amount Of award
is rs yet to DC determined.
Representative Farquhnr. on the part of
To" Printers | Mon OF New York, is con.
| ducting fight against the confirmation of
| Public Printer BcncIict's appointment.
upon the ground that Benedict is not "A
| practical printer.
Gov lEill of New York. in his annual
message to the Legislature. recommended
the establishment Of some permanent sys.
| tenn Tor the employment Of convict labor
| 0thcr Than the contract system or auv plan
which is equivalent to il.
The cold wave extends from the Lakes
To ihr valley OF Mexico At Chicago the
mercury ranged Yesterday morning from
t" - degrees below zero. In Wacrlowu.
i y. =, the thermometer registered 80 dc.
| gr"cS below zero.
W. W.. Watkins, aged Il, employed as Il
| printer IN Cincinnati, was charged with
| cmhcZHilnG some money. lie acknowledged
The "iicnSc and before he could be stopped
swallowed prussic acid and died Instantly.
II" bore good character
The Joint convention Of the State I.rris
Eturc OF Connecticut assembled to elect
State officers, owing to failure Of the popu,
| lar vote to give any candidate Il majority.
me result OF the balolin:% was the election
Of the Republican candidates
\ dynamite cartridge was exploded in
! the man-hOlc of the Larkin street branch
Of the Suttcr street cable road at San Fran
cisco. The track was torn up and window
pamcS in the vicinity shattered No one
WAS hurt.
A natural gas explosion ut Youngstown
destroyed the new Andrews block and four
| other buildings Thomas Brannigan, aged
| - years. w%S crematcd, and several others
N" reported missing. The loss will he over
| $500, coo.
| y special from Chattanooga, Tennessee,
| says: y construction train on the Alahami,
! Great Southern road was wrecked Tuesday
morning, Engineer Dcwcs and Fireman
Fowler were killed The engine struck a
COW, left the rails and went down an en-
| bankment.
Nm. L. Pearson. who pleaded guilty to
| rmhczZling $50, 900 Of the properly of the
American Baptist Publication so ictv of
Philadelphia. ny whom he was r:Iploved
aS cashier and chief okkcrpcr. was sen,
l"nc"d /" the prnitcntiary for two years
| and six months.
committee on behalf of thc laty of
tn" Protestant Episcopal Church of the
i,hiladclphia diocese has presented Bishop
" I(Iiam Bacon Stevens with a certificate of
deposit Of 5000. This was II mark of
their esteem ON the occasion Of the Bishop'S
completing the 18th year Of his prclacy
Among the petitions and memorials nrr.
Ncntcd to the United States Senate were
guiir Il number praying for appropriations,
and ~ some cases asking the definite sum
OF 500, 10 enable the cOl0rcd citizens IN
cmiEratc to Liberia. These petitions come
from various quarters. One is from Ian.
caster, :. {.